Weatherman's Humor and Calamity in West Texas Forecasts
A humorful profile of H C Winburn and the Amarillo meteorology lab. It explains how forecasters field hundreds of calls daily, the delays and uncertainties in forecasting, and the humor needed to cope with rapid weather changes in the Panhandle. It notes tornado predictability limits and the high cost of future forecasting machines.
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Amarillo
Meterology Laboratory
H. C. Winburn
Winburn
Sonny
Texas
High Plains
Tropics
Panhandle
Eirean Geologists Map Ireland Caves Discoveries
Dublin reports a party of Eirean geologists mapping Ireland’s caves. They note underground rivers and stalagmite and stalactite formations. Cong hosts Kelly's Cave, Poll Mor, Lady's Battery, Captain Webb's cave and Horse Discovery. A Ballymaclancy cave near Clonbur features a 400-yard passage and a waterfall plunging into a stone rift.
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Ireland
Dublin
Cong
Kelly’s Cave
Poll Mor
Lady’s Battery
Captain Webb
Ballymaclancy
Clonbur
Australian woman brings St Andrews turf to Sydney course
An Australian woman returned from Scotland with a piece of turf cut from the fairway of famed St Andrews. She carried it in a matchbox with plans to plant it on her home course in Sydney, sharing her quirky souvenir of the links.
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Scotland
St. Andrews
Sydney
Memphis Man Critical After City Traffic Crash
Herbert Sisk owner of Sisk Motor Company Buick distributor in Memphis was critically injured in a crash between Hedley and Lelia Lake last night. He sustained a fractured right leg head injuries and internal injuries with details still unclear. He is hospitalized as state patrol investigates.
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Memphis
Herbert Sisk
Sisk Motor Company
Buick
Hedley
Lelia Lake
Sisk
L W Van Shaw Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Lloyd W. Van Shaw 70 will be held tomorrow at 2 oclock in the Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Rev Roy G Percival will officiate. Burial follows at Llano Cemetery. Van Shaw died yesterday in Northwest Texas Hospital after a brief illness. He lived at 1821 A Pork Amarillo native born March 15 1881. He was a member of Amarillo Lodge AF and AM No 731 and Woodmen of the World. Survivors include two daughters a son two brothers two sisters and his mother. four grandchildren.
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Roy G. Percival
Polk Street
Llano
van Shaw
Amarillo
Northwest Texas
Af&am
Woodmen of the World
Lucille Webb
Los Angeles
Johnny Morgan
Pomona
Cal
Lloyd van Shaw, Jr
Venice
Walter van Shaw
W. H. van Shaw
Francis F. Webb
John F. Tucker
F. E. van Shaw
Robbery Suspect Narrows Escape Kidnaps Officer
In Herrington Kansas a robbery suspect overpowered Chief L H Young at the scene and held him captive for hours forcing a car ride along rural roads before the vehicle bogged in mud and the chief escaped. Authorities launched a state wide manhunt after the incident.
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Herrington
Kan
L. H. Young
Young
Kansas
Sunday Supper Dish With Tomato Toast and Liver
A hearty Sunday supper features hot stewed tomatoes ladled over crisp toast, topped with sautéed chicken livers and a sprig of parsley for aroma and color. The dish balances rich flavors with a simple, comforting presentation.
Charge Involving Father and Daughter Rocks Local Family Court
Charles Ed Butler a 42 year old truck driver living at 208 A Louisiana was charged in district court with family mistreatment involving his 16 year old daughter. Bond set at $10000. Neighbors alerted police after reports of screaming at the Butler duplex. The girl testified of being forced into relations with her father on three separate occasions. Butler made no statement. The mother is deceased and two younger children have been placed with a court.
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Charles Ed Butler
Louisiana
Butler
Justice of the Peace
Bonita Wilkinson
Clifford Roberts
Ralph Pray
Pray
Roberts
Eisenhower Leaves Rome for Paris NATO Command
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife departed Rome by plane to return to his NATO command headquarters in Paris after reporting to the NATO Council.upon leaving, he and his wife began the journey back to Paris to resume duties at Allied headquarters.
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Ike
Rome
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paris
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Frankfurt link sausage origins traced to Germany
The frankfurter originated as a link sausage typical of Frankfurt Germany and spread as a popular boiled or grilled meat item in many countries.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Warmer Outlook on the Weather
Amarillo and vicinity expect warmer temperatures with a 63 degree high today up from 56 yesterday. Tomorrow’s high may reach 67 with a 32 degree low tonight. Five day outlook shows average temperatures 7 degrees above normal, cooler by Saturday and little or no precipitation expected.
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Amarillo
Aaron Stern
Weatherman
Stern
Sign of the Times Sleigh Stolen in Chester Parade
A six passenger open sleigh bought by Joseph Grace at an antique auction for a Christmas parade was stolen from his front lawn in Chester Pennsylvania on November 27. In four months Indian mills produced 412 million pounds of cotton yarn and 1.31 billion yards of cotton fabrics.
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Chester
Joseph Grace
India
Tito Calls For Withdrawal Of All Foreign Troops
Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito urged the immediate withdrawal of foreign occupation forces as a first step to ease international tension. He criticized Western campaigns against Communism and said Russia is not a true Communist state, advocating peaceful coexistence of communism and capitalism. Tito charged Moscow with preparing war and condemned Soviet troops in Austria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, and East Germany, linking occupation to Trieste.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Tito
Russia
United Nations
International Federation of War Veterans
Austria
Romania
Hungary
Poland
East Germany
Postwar Spheres: Yugoslav Zone Shared With Allied Powers
The article notes Yugoslavia being jointly occupied in one zone while the United States and Britain administer another. This arrangement reflects postwar Allied control structures and the division of influence in the region following conflict.
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Yugoslavia
Britain
Future of Rail and Power Forecast at Edinburgh Meeting
Complete electrification of railroads and the transition of automobile motors to gas turbine propulsion were forecast. Atom splitting to produce electricity was also predicted as a future energy source at the Edinburgh Scotland gathering.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
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Jean Ehly
Clea Meng
OLD Stagg
Garaight
Stagg Dist. CO
Prankfort
L. W. van Shaw
Lloyd W. van Shaw
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
C. E. Butler
State Farm Mutual
Mark M. Sleeman
Agency
West 9Th ST
Rei
Mercury
U.S
Trieste
Free Territory
Globe-News
Kiddie-Land
10Th & Jackson
10Th
Jackson St
Lemon
Amarillo Institution
la Ee
Heron Nance
Garner
Randall
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